Dan Deacon — at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, CA, April 5, 2013

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Norður og Niður Festival in Iceland This December

Sep 18, 2017By Christopher Roberts

Iceland's Sigur Róspreviously announcedNorður og Niður, a new festival at Reykjavik's Harpa venue from December 27 - 31. The band will perform four shows in Harpa's main hall, Eldborg (which has a capacity of only 1,500 per show), on December 27, 28, 29, and 30. More

April 13 – 15 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Jan 17, 2017By Christopher Roberts

Iceland's Sigur Rós are performing three concerts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on April 13, 14, and 15. Now they have announced that some notable musicians will be providing guest string arrangements for the shows: Dan Deacon, Owen Pallett, Anna Meredith, and Nico Muhly will all be taking part. More

Gliss Riffer Out Now via Domino

Sep 07, 2016By Christopher Roberts

Dan Deacon has shared a video for a brand new song entitled "Change Your Life." It's a song he's been performing live for awhile and fittingly the Ben O'Brien-directed video was filmed over the course of Deacon's 2015 tour for last year's Gliss Rifferalbum. Part of the song first appeared on the Adult Swim show Off the Air and the track is available to download via iTunes and stream on all platforms now. More

June 20, 2015

Gliss Riffer Out Now via Domino

Jun 15, 2015By Christopher Roberts

Dan Deacon has shared a video for "Meme Generator" and an accompanying interactive game. Monica Mirabile directed the video. The genesis for it comes from an earlier collaboration between Deacon and Mirabile on a performance art piece with the choreography group FLUCT. More

Silences Half the Mix

Jul 17, 2013By Mike Hilleary

Apparently even the world of indie music is unable to escape the bizarre self-sexualization of former teen pop star Miley Cyrus, as electro artist Dan Deacon has produced his own remix of the artist's summer anthem "We Can't Stop." More

A Trip Through His Technicolor World

Performing Williamsburg Hall of Music and Bowery Ballroom

Nov 06, 2012By Mike Hilleary

Currently on the road supporting his latest LP America, Dan Deacon has announced that 100% of the profits from his upcoming shows at Williamsburg Hall of Music and the Bowery Ballroom will be donated to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, with 50% going to Occupy Sandy and 50% to the Red Cross. More

Your Last Chance to Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Tegan and Sara, Janelle Monáe, Death Cab, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, EMA, of Montreal, DIIV, Okkervil River, and others

Oct 23, 2012By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction ends in one hour at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Tegan and Sara, Janelle Monáe, Death Cab, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, EMA, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, and others

Oct 22, 2012By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction ends tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Protest Auction Ending Tuesday, Also Features Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, EMA, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, and others

Oct 21, 2012By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction is now on and ends Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others.

Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, and others

Oct 16, 2012By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine's Protest Auction starts NOW!. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Bid on Autographed Protest Signs Made by Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, James Blake, The Drums, and others

Oct 15, 2012By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radarmagazine's Protest Auction starts tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine's The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands next week, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and Gay musicians talking about current Queer issues. The issue is now available to buy in the digital/iPad format here. More

SXSW starts with a hug. And—if you’re very lucky—a kiss. Sure it’s a music conference, a place where new bands head to earn their buzz, established bands visit to hock their wares, and everyone goes to practice the age-old art of FOMO. But before all that “work,” friends, co-workers, band members, and publicists start it all off with a squeeze. We may whine about the long hours, the endless schedules, and all forms of “work” (again with the quotation marks) but don’t let our kvetching fool you—this is summer camp for the music industry. More

Wham City Comedy Tour in October and November, Plus Reissues

Sep 21, 2011By Natasha Moningka

Last week Dan Deacon reissued two of his earlier albums, Meetle Mice and Silly Hat Vs. Eagle Hat, on double LP via Carpark Records. Carpark will also be reissuing Spiderman of the Rings on vinyl in October. More

2011 Ecstatic Music Festival Features Dan Deacon, Owen Pallett

Dec 13, 2010By Lauren Barbato

New York City's Merkin Concert Hall has teamed up with New Amsterdam Records for the 2011 Ecstatic Music Festival, a three-month-long series of concerts showcasing more than 150 composers, songwriters and performers. More

ID All the Cartoon Characters For Cool Prizes!

Sep 25, 2009By Kyle Lemmon

Wham City maven/Day-Glo electro mastermind Dan Deacon is heading back out on the road next week with Baltimore BFFs Nuclear Power Pants. And yes, they'll be traveling in again in that good-for-the-environment veggie oil bus. (Fans that give up some spare veggie oil get in free to the shows again). The complete tour dates are listed below. To celebrate the fall trek, Post Typography designed a gonzo new poster for Deacon. Fans who want to win glorious prizes must ID all of the 243 cartoon characters portrayed within the poster. More

Interviews

Deacon on Music Streaming, 2015's Best Albums, Mainstream Pop, and Childhood Memories

Feb 10, 2016By Mark Redfern

For Under the Radar's 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Dan Deacon, whose latest album, Gliss Riffer, came out last year via Domino. A shorter version of this interview ran in the Best of 2015 print issue, which is still on newsstands now. More

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Here’s a survey from Dan Deacon. More

Dan Deacon at the Center For the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA

Gliss Riffer

Domino

Feb 23, 2015By Billy Hamilton

Dan Deacon doesn't do things by halves. The Baltimore-based electro producer has spent a career throwing himself into grey-matter clattering sonic spectrums that sound like they've been rewired by some madcap genius inventor. A half-assed Dan Deacon record simply doesn't exist. Neither does a dull one. More

Sled Island Day Three: Renny Wilson, B.A. Johnston, and Dan Deacon

Live at the Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA, September 8, 2012

Sep 21, 2012By Cody Ray Shafer

Being at a Dan Deacon concert is like being at a kid's birthday party made for adults. Only instead of a clown making balloon animals, the crowd is treated to a bearded man with oversized glasses screaming voice modulated squeals into a microphone while shaking his hand in front of him like he's flicking water into someone's face. More

America

Domino

Aug 24, 2012By Kyle Lemmon

Fans of Dan Deacon's minimalism-gone-maximum electronic music were possibly puzzled when he stated that his latest opus would be his "protest album." The guy that once titled his songs "Woody Woodpecker" or "Lion With a Shark's Head" isn't generally too keen on remonstration. America's existence is not without precedence, though.More

SXSW Recap Day 1: Choir of Young Believers, Dan Deacon, Zola Jesus, Purity Ring and More

Mar 19, 2012By Laura Studarus

SXSW starts with a hug. And—if you’re very lucky—a kiss. Sure it’s a music conference, a place where new bands head to earn their buzz, established bands visit to hock their wares, and everyone goes to practice the age-old art of FOMO. But before all that “work,” friends, co-workers, band members, and publicists start it all off with a squeeze. We may whine about the long hours, the endless schedules, and all forms of “work” (again with the quotation marks) but don’t let our kvetching fool you—this is summer camp for the music industry. More

Bromst

Carpark

Apr 07, 2009By Paul Bullock

Wham City warrior Dan Deacon comes at us with Bromst, his first full-length since 2007's Spiderman of the Rings and, boy, is it a doozy. This time he loses some of the surgical precision of his earlier work, opting for a more natural approach. More